Weather strip



Aug. 26 1924.

L. B. KNIGHT WEATHER STRIP Filed Feb. 8, 1923 2 SheeYs-Sheet 1 2Sheets-Sheet 2 w... W, mu m m L. B. KNlGHT WEATHER STRIP Filed Feb. 8,1923 Patented Aug. 26, 1924.

UNITED STATES LOUIS B. KNIGHT, 0F ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY.

WEATHER, STRIP.

Application filed February 8, 1923. Serial No. 617,715.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I. Louis B. KNIGHT, acitizen of the United States, residing at Atlantic City, in the countyof Atlantic and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Weather Strips of which the following is aspecification.

My' invention relates to wind-shield weather-strips and its object is toprovide a weather-strip which is transparent, efficient and durable andwhich will present a pleasing appearance.

This object, and other advantageous ends which will be describedhereinafter, I attain in the following manner reference being had to theaccompanying drawings in which Figure 1 is a front elevation of awindshield having my invention applied thereto,

Figure 2 an enlarged fragmentary view of a part of the windshield shownin Figure 1,

Figure 3 a section on line 33 of Fig ure 2,

Figure 1 a view similar to Figure 3 showing the wind-shield moved inanother position,

Figure 5 a perspective view of a weatherstrip constructed in accordancewith my invention,

Figure 6 a view similar to Figure 2 showing the application of amodified form, and

Figure 7 a section on line 7-7 of Figure 6.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 1 indicates a wind-shieldcomposed of transparent plates 2 and 3 movable relatively to each otheron pivots 4 and 5. A weatherstrip 6 made of transparent material,preferably celluloid. is secured to plate 2 and adapted to overlap thewind-shield plates when they are in alignment, and has a longitudinalrib 8 projecting therefrom and normally disposed between the opposededges 9 and 10 of the wind-shield plates. The rib is formed on the strip6 by shaping a transparent strip into a channel form and securing itsedges to strip 6. The upper face 11 of the rib is preferably disposed atright angles to strip 6 and the lower face 12 is preferably disposed ata slant to face 11, thus producing a wedge shaped or beveled rib whichwill fit tightly between edges 9 and 10 when plates 2 and 3 are inalignment, thereby forming a seal against weather.

In Figures 6 and 7, I have shown a form in which the rib 13 is made anintegral part of the strip 14. In all other respects the weather-stripis similar to that shown in Figure 3 and I have therefore givencorresponding parts similar reference characters.

To apply my improved weather-strip to a wind-shield, the strip is gluedor otherwise secured by adhesion to the upper windshield plate 2. Theparts of the weatherstrip so secured to the wind-shield plate arepreferably the upper part of strip 6 and upper face 11 of the rib. Theweatherstrip is then ready for use.

By constructing the weather-strip 0f celluloid. the durability and lifeof the weather-strip is greatly increased since the celluloid does notreadily deteriorate.

\Vith my transparent weather-strip, the View of its user will not beobstructed and a pleasing appearance will be presented. Vhen using theweather-strip, wind-shield plate 2 which has my transparent weatherstripsecured thereto is moved into vertical.

alignment with wind-shield plate 3 as shown in Figure 3 and rib 8 of theweatherstrip will fit between edges 9 and 10, thus forming a sealagainst weather.

Vhile I have described my invention as taking a particular form, it willbe understood that the various parts of my invention may be changedwithout departing from the spirit thereof, and hence I do not limitmyself to the precise construction set forth, but consider that I am atliberty to make such changes and alterations as fairly come within thescope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:-

1. A weather strip comprising a transparent strip and a transparent ribprojecting from the strip and adapted to fit between the opposed edgesof a pair of windshield glass plates. the upper side of the rib beingsecured to the edge of one of the glass plates and the adjacent face ofthe strip being secured substantially throughout its length to the sideof the glass plate.

2. A weather strip comprising a transparent strip and a transparentbeveled rib projecting from the strip and adapted to fit between theopposed. edges of a pair of windshield glass plates, one side of the ribbeing secured to the edge of one of the glass plates and the adjacentface of the strip being secured to the side of the glass plate.

3. A weather-strip comprising a transparent strip adapted to overlapWind shield glass plates, and a transparent rib projecting from thestrip and adapted to fit between the opposed edges of the plates, theupper side of the rib being secured to the edge of one of the glassplates and the adjacent face of the strip being secured substantiallythroughout its length to the side of the glass plate.

4. A weather strip comprising a transparent strip and a hollowtransparent rib projecting from the strip and adapted to fit between theopposed edges of a pair ofwindplates and the adjacent face of the stripbeing secured to the side of the glass plate.

5. A weather strip comprising a transparent strip and a transparent ribprojecting from the strip and adapted to fit between the opposed edgesof a pair of windshield glass plates, the rib consisting of achannel-shaped strip having its edges secured to the transparent strip.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

LOUIS B. KNIGHT.

Witnesses: i

ELIZABETH GARBE, CHAS. E. Po'r'rs.

